James Henry Lane

James Henry Lane wrote this report ca. October 1864 about his role in the campaign against Price's Raid. Lane states that he accompanied Gen. Blunt, Col. Moonlight, Col. Jennison, and Gen. Curtis on an expedition into Missouri to impede Sterling Price and his forces. Lane describes the Second Battle of Lexington, the Second Battle of Independence, the Battle of Byram's Ford, the Battle of Westport, and the Battle of Little Blue River.

Battle for Missouri, 1861-1865 -- Military History of Missouri and Kansas
Kansas military units
Missouri military units (Union)
Bushwhackers
Guerrillas
Missouri military units (Confederate)
Missouri Expedition / Price's Raid
Battle of Westport
Battle of Independence (Second)

James Henry Lane
James Gillpatrick Blunt
Charles R Jennison
Samuel R Curtis
Alfred Pleasonton
Sterling Price

Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Kansas City, Missouri
Independence, Missouri
Jackson County, Missouri
Wyandotte County, Kansas
Leavenworth, Kansas
Cass County, Missouri
Johnson County, Missouri
Leavenworth County, Kansas
Johnson County, Kansas
Lexington, Missouri
Lafayette County, Missouri

Kenneth Spencer Research Library

James Henry Lane Collection, Box 1: Folder 17, Item 2: RH MS 28

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